The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Life and Work of Henry ward B..ehsr.
by THOMAS W. KNox.]


Thomas w. Knox's "Life and Work OF
Henry Ward Beechern has already taken
rank as the standard Life Of this famous
man. It is a complete. impartial and au-
thentic record of Beecher's public career and
private life from the cradle to the grave
1t tells of his birth place and early home;
of his boyhood and youth; how he contem-
plated running away to sea and the prepare.
tions he made for 1t; of his college days and
the pranks he played; of his marriage; of his
work as Country minister; of his labors for
the down-trodden slave; of his art as O
preacher: of his power as an orator; of bis
work in England during our civil war; of his
editorial and political work; of Plymouth
church; of the great scandal and the charges
made by Theodore Tjlton; of the memorable
trial that followed; of his trials that followed;
of hls travels in Europe: of illness, death,etc.
The author narrates Mr.. Beecher's strug.
ges and experiences while poor country
minister, when his entire income was less
than three hundred dollars per annum, q part
of which was paid in corn. potatoes and
other products of the soil. He tells how at
that period in his life, when an increasing
family compelled him to build larger
house TO live in, he hauled the logs himself
and his neighbors aided him to put it up.
The whitewash and paint he applied him.
self. He chopped the wood. drew the water.
pealed the potatoes, cooked the food. served
1t, washed the dishes, and cleaned up the
house. He reformed these duties and yet
rode twenty miles through the woods and
across the prairie TO the log school house in
which religious service was held, preached,
rode hack again, cooked the dinner,
preached In his own church, returned to
nurse his sick wife and attend to the child
rem; got the supper, and spent the evening
in lis own prayer-meeting.
At tn e height of his fame it would have
been impossible to find q man on the face Of
the earth on whom the sun of fortune shoue
more brilliantly than on Henry Ward Beech
er His influence was great; his income was
enormous; he was in great demand as q
lecturer and speaker. Soon. the breath of
scandal spread over the land; suspicious
were excited; the scandal grew; friends were
estranged; the church was in arms; and the
outcome was q suit for 100000 damages,
brought by Theodore Triton against Mr..
Beecher the trial lasting ST K months The jury
disagreed. Mr.. Beecher's expenses alone in
This great trial were over $1,000 The story
Is Iutly GOlu III lulS NOluLDts LII every CHAP.
ter the author weaves in anecdote after an
ecdote, incident after incident, story after
story.
The fine steel plate portrait of Mr.. Beecher
is from a photograph taken just before his
death. 1t also contains a fine portrait of
Mrs. Beecher and many other f1ne engrav-
ings. In short, the volume commends itself
to everyone at sight, because it is SO good, SO
handsome and SO cheap. and 1t is no unusual
thing for agents to sell 20 to 30 copies In q
single day. The wonder is that such q
thoroughly excellent and complete volume
can be sold at the low price Of $780, 1t is the
cheapest book we have seen in many q day,
and is one ofthe best. See that your book
contains the name OF Thomas w. Kpex on
the title page and you will get altos ether the
best and cheaper Life of Henry Ward Beech
er. Price $500.
Mrs. H. A. Boobar has the agency for this
village.